Musk’s SpaceX Sued for Negligence in Accident That Led to Worker’s Coma
Jan. 27 By Marisa Taylor and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX is facing a negligence lawsuit brought by the wife of a worker whose skull was fractured during a 2022 rocket engine malfunction. The Jan. 18, 2022, engine malfunction involving Francisco Cabada…
Small Boeing Suppliers Lament New Turmoil Around 737 Planes
Jan. 26 By Allison Lampert, Valerie Insinna and Abhijith Ganapavaram SEATTLE (Reuters) – Rosemary and Larry Brester have been running Hobart Machined Products since 1978, milling and grinding metal to make aircraft components out of a tiny building behind their home. Hobart is one of…
Florida Lawmakers Vote to Restrict Children’s Access to Social Media
Jan. 25 By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – The Florida House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill aimed at barring children aged 16 and younger from social media platforms, following similar action in several states to limit online risks to young teenagers. Passed by a…
Tesla Says It Will Start Making New EV Model in Second Half of 2025
Jan. 24 By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Tesla expects to start production of its next-generation electric vehicle at its Texas factory in the second half of 2025, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday. His projection followed a Reuters story earlier in the…
Illinois Man Who Shot 8 People to Death Was Family to Most of His Victims
Jan. 23 By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A man who fatally shot eight people in Illinois over the weekend before taking own life as law enforcement closed in on him in Texas was a family relative to most of his victims, but his motives remain…
As Deep Freeze Grips the South, North Carolina Gators Chill Out
Jan. 22 By Rich McKay and Julia Harte (Reuters) – The deep freeze that gripped the U.S. South this weekend forced a band of alligators at a North Carolina wildlife park out of their comfort zone, trapping them under an ice layer with only their…
FAA Steps up Scrutiny of Boeing With Calls for Checks on Another 737 Model
Jan. 21 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recommended that airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets inspect door plugs to ensure that they are properly secured after some operators reported unspecified issues with bolts upon inspections. Regulators have stepped up…
Deadly Winter Weather Keeps Icy Grip Across Much of the US
Jan. 20 By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – Winter storms and biting cold that have gripped much of the United States in recent days with deadly consequences are expected to persist through this weekend, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported on Saturday. Even as frigid temperatures…
Japan’s SLIM Moon Craft Short on Power After Successful Lunar Landing
Jan. 19 By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan on Saturday became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, but solar power issues threatened to cut short the nation’s mission to prove a “precision” landing technology and revitalise a space…
Women in Germany Earn 18% Less Than Men as Gender Pay Gap Persists
Jan. 18 By David Shepardson and Valerie Insinna BERLIN (Reuters) – Women in Germany earned 18% less on average than men last year, due largely to a levelling-off in earnings after having children and taking part-time work, the Federal Statistics Office said on Thursday. The…
US FAA Says First 40 Inspections of Boeing 737 MAX 9 Planes Complete
Jan. 17 By David Shepardson and Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday that inspections of an initial group of 40 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets had been completed, a key hurdle to eventually ungrounding the model after a mid-air…
Shell to Exit Nigeria’s Troubled Onshore Oil After Nearly a Century
Jan. 16 By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Shell is set to conclude nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas after agreeing to sell its subsidiary there to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4 billion. The British…